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Tragedy struck in Runjin Barmo village, located in the Kajiji District of Shagari Local Government Area in Sokoto State, as seven members of the same family reportedly died after consuming a contaminated cassava-based meal. The heartbreaking incident was confirmed in a statement released by Nura Bello, the Information Officer of the Sokoto State Ministry of […]
The Federal Government has sounded the alarm over the alarming rates of maternal and infant mortality in Sokoto State, revealing that 44 out of 100 newborn babies in the state do not survive. Seeking local solutions to combat this crisis, the Special Adviser in charge of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Health, Salma Ibrahim, emphasized […]
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) says Sokoto State has the capacity of generating ₦2 billion monthly revenue from the agricultural sector alone. Chairman, Sokoto State chapter of the association, Alhaji Jamilu Sanusi, while speaking during a courtesy visit to the state governor, Ahmed Aliyu, explained that if properly harnessed through the establishment of […]
The new governor of Sokoto State, Dr Ahmed Aliyu, has nullified the appointments of 23 permanent secretaries and 15 directors general made by his predecessor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. The governor, who assumed office around noon Tuesday, also suspended the 14 traditional rulers recently appointed by his predecessor. The traditional rulers include 13 district heads and […]
Sokoto State Assemblyman Abubakar Shehu says the violators of a Bill to regulate and control marriage, naming and circumcision ceremonies in the state risk a minimum of one month imprisonment or N50,000 fine. According to the report, the Bill which was sponsored by Shehu (APC-Yabo) and Faruk Balle (PDP-Gudu), was unanimously passed by the legislature […]
The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill to regulate marriage expenses in the state. The Bill, sponsored by Alhaji Abubakar Shehu (APC-Yabo) and Faruk Balle (PDP- Gudu), was earlier referred to the House Committee on Religious Affairs. Shehu, who is the chairman of the committee, presented the report of the committee […]
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has appointed a twenty-eight member transition committee to mid-wife hand over from his administration to that of his successor. A statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Muhammad Mainasara Ahmad (mni), notifies “for general information that the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has approved the appointment […]
There was tension in Gwadabawa community of Sokoto state, following a conflict between the Fulani and Hausa people residing in the area. It led to the death of many locals from both sides, including a security operative. A local official, Aminu Gwadabawa, told the VOA Hausa in an interview monitored by our correspondent on Saturday, […]
Hajia Aisha Maina, the Special Adviser on Female Education to Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has died in a stampede. It was gathered that Maina died on Tuesday following a stampede at the presidential rally of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto. The governor’s aide, who attended the PDP Presidential rally on Tuesday, was […]
Sokoto State Government has announced postponement of school resumption for primary and secondary schools in the state by one week. This was contained in statement by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Malam Ibrahim Iya, issued on Sunday in Sokoto. The schools which were expected to resume from Sunday for boarding […]